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UNITED STATES PATENT FFIGET GUST A. FAIR, OF ORION, ILLINOIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 682,247, datedSeptember 10, 1901.

Application filed April 27, 1901. erial No. 57,719. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GUST A. FAIR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Orion, in the county of Henry and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wagons; and I do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a combined hay, corn, and stock rack forfarm-wagons; and it consists in certain novel features of constructionof parts and in combinations of parts, as hereinafter particularlydescribed and claimed.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which--Figure l is a perspective view of a wagonrack embodying my improvementsadapted to the ordinary wagon-body and adjusted as a hay-rack. Fig. 2 isan end view looking at the front end of the wagon, the rack beingadjusted for use in hauling heads of grain, the. Fig. 3 is an elevationof the rear end of the wagon and showing the rack adjusted for haulingstock or corn, the. Fig. 4 is a detail elevation, partly in section, ofone of my improved standards or stakes, the standard being adjusted asin Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail vertical transverse sectional view of oneof the standards, showing in full and dotted lines the other adjustmentsof the rack.

As seen in Fig. 1, the rack is shown as adjusted for use as a hay-rackand is applied to the ordinary farm-Wagon body, having the sides 1 1,the flooring 2, and the girths 3, the ends of said girths projectingbeyond the sides of the body. Upon these projecting girth ends thestandards or stakes 4 of the hay-rack are secured by means of ordinaryU-bolts. The standards are fastened to the wagon-body sides by means ofhooks. The standards 4 each consists of a rigid frame part having a base5, a shallow box-like vertical upright 6, a top part 7, and avertically-inclined part 8, the latter being preferably composed of twobars. Hinged parts 9, which form the girths for the sides of thehay-rack, are connected to each rigid frame part by means of links 10,having bearings 11 in the sides of the upright 6, near the top thereof,and bearings 12 in the hinged part 9 at its lower end. A brace 13 ishinged at its lowerend to the outer end of the base part 5 and betweenthe two bars of the inclined frame part 8 and hinged at its upper end toa block 14, which slides in a guideway 15 on the under side of thehinged girth part 9. A catch 16, preferably in the form of aspring-projected bolt, is carried by said slide-block 14 and is adaptedto fit a hole 17 to lock said slide-block in the position in saidguideway forapurpose more particularly hereinafter set forth.

17 is a shoulder at the outer end of the guideway, against which theblock abuts when the rack is in the positions shown in Fig. 4 and indotted lines in Fig. 5.

A slotted plate 7, standing outwardly from the top 7 of the rigid framepart, affords a support for the brace 13 to steady it when the rack isin the position shown in Figs. 3 and 5. The front end-gate 18 isfastened to the flooring of the wagon-box by hinges 19 on the lowerinneredge of thegate,so that the gate can be folded inwardly only. The rearend-gate 20 is hinged to the wagon sides by slide-bolts 21 on the lowerouter edge of the gate, which are shot into holes 22 in the wagon sidesby the hand-lever 23. A keeper 2% looks said lever. The rear end-gatebeing hinged at its lower outer edge can only fold outwardly. When thewagon is used for hauling hay, the rear end-gate is opened slightly, asseen in Fig. 1, and is secured in such position by a chain suitablyfastened to rings in the wagon sides and passing around the back of thegate. Obviously the usual pole and chain may be used to secure the loadand also to secure the end-gate. When the rack is adjusted, as shown inFig. 1, for hauling hay and it is desired to adjust it for hauling theshort heads of grain, which would require a rack having much steepersides than when used as a hayrack, the inner edges of the rack sides arefolded up and over to the position shown in Fig. 2. When it is desiredto adjust the rack for hauling stock or corn, the rack sides are movedto assume a vertical position, with the inner or bottom edge of the racksides resting on the top edges of the wagon sides, and are secured insuch position by the engagement of the catch 16 with the hole 17 andalso by means of a forked latch 24 on the inner side of the rackside,which forked latch fits over the head of a stud 25, projecting fromthe inner sides of the uprights 6 through a slot 26 in the hinged part9. The end-gates in elevated position are secured between the racksides, as shown in Fig. 3. The means for fastening the front end-gate inits upright position consists of two laterally-sliding bolts 27 27,having sockets 28 in their outer ends, into which the headed studs ofthe end standards fit. These bolts 27 are simultaneously moved inopposite directions by a lever 29 through connecting-rods 30 30, pivotedthereto at either side of the fulcrum 31. The long end of said lever 29is adapted to lock in the catches of the rack-plate 32, and thereby lockthe bolts 27. On the side edges of the rear end-gate are sliding bolts33, having forked catches 34 at their lower ends, which are slid overthe projecting heads of the end studs 25 for the purpose of locking therear end-gate in its upright position. It is thus apparent that myimproved rack is adapted for adjustment for any use for which awagon-rack is needed and that it is not necessary to remove any of theparts to adapt the rack for its several uses.

It will be understood that if desired the end-gates may be removed, thehinges of the front and rear end-gates being shown as eapable of easydismemberment.

hat I claim as my invention is- 1. In a wagon device of the classdescribed, a wagon-body, standards at the sides thereof each consistingof a rigid frame part, a hinged part carrying rack sides, a linkconnecting the lower end of the hinged part to the upper end of therigid frame part and a brace pivoted at one end to the outer lower endof the rig'id frame part and adjustably connected at its other end tothe upper free end of the hinged part.

2. In a wagon of the class described, a wagon-body, standards at thesides thereof each consisting of a rigid frame part, a hinged partcarrying a rack side, links connecting the lower end of the hinged partto the upper end of the rigid frame part, a slide-block movable in aguideway on said hinged part, a catch on said slide-block adapted forengagement with shoulders in the guideway, and a brace pivoted at itslower end to the rigid frame part and at its upper end to theslide-block.

3. In a wagon of the class described, the

combination with a wagon-body,having girths projecting at its sides, ofstandards having rigid frame parts removably secured upon the projectingends of said girths and against the wagon sides, hinged parts carryingrack sides, links connecting the lower ends of the hinged parts to theupper ends of the rigid frame parts, braces pivoted at their lower endsto the outer lower ends of the rigid frame parts and supportingat theirother ends the upper ends of the hinged parts, and overhanging hooks onthe inner edges of the rigid frame parts adapted to fit over the topedge of the wagon sides, for the purpose stated.

4. In a wagon of the class described, the combination with a wagon-bodyhaving a front end-gate hinged to fold inwardly, a rear end-gate hingedto fold outwardly, standards at the sides of the wagon-body of greaterheight than the sides thereof, headed studs on said standards projectinginwardly from points above said wagon sides and catches on the saidend-gates adapted to engage said headed studs for the purpose stated.

5. In a wagon of the class described the combination of the wagon-body,standards consisting of rigid frame parts secured at the sides of saidwagon-body, and hinged parts connected with said rigid frame partsthrough links and carrying rack sides, headed studs inwardly projectingfrom said rigid frame parts above the top edge of the wagon sides,openings in the rack sides adapted for the reception of said headedstuds when the rack sides stand upright, and catches on theinner sidesof the rack sides adjacent to the openings therein and adapted to fitover the heads of said studs, for the purpose stated.

6. In a wagon of the class described, the combination of standards,racks adjustable on said standards, a foldable end-gate, and slidablebolts on the end-gate adapted for engagement with studs on the standardsto sup port the gate in raised position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LENNEA A. LARSON, JOHN V. STREED.

